Leaders of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup have committed to complying with any US government demand to pull out of China if Beijing were to attack Taiwan. The chief executives of the ... ( read original story ...)
APEC healthcare meeting opens
The agency has received US$75,000 from APEC to host the conference. The conference is themed “COVID-19 Response by Health Information Utilization,” and features lectures, panel discussions and poster ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm sets up second Taiwan innovation center
Qualcomm Inc yesterday inaugurated a new innovation center in Kaohsiung as it steps up efforts to foster local start-ups and a 5G technology ecosystem in the city, following in the footsteps of its ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese EV maker Leapmotor eyeing US$1bn IPO in HK
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Ltd (零跑汽車) is hoping to raise more than US$1 billion with an initial public offering in what would be the largest debut so far ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s first financial holding firm takeover gets official nod
Taiwan’s financial regulator has given the green light for the first takeover among the 16 listed financial holding companies on the island. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) approved Fubon ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s allies call for nation’s inclusion in UN
Three of Taipei’s diplomatic allies on Tuesday voiced support for the nation’s inclusion in the UN at the organization’s General Assembly. The leaders of Paraguay, the Marshall Islands and Guatemala ... ( read original story ...)
Your guide to usage-based billing in telecom
In the not-so-distant future, telecom providers will bill customers based on how much they use services. Today, it’s almost impossible to discern a customer’s actual usage without help from an ... ( read original story ...)
Europe eyes new ‘non-China’ supply chains as Taiwan tensions stoke semiconductor worries
Analysts expect Europe to rework its semiconductor import routes so that chips flow through a Western-friendly network of countries and contract manufacturers European firms buys 80 to 95 per cent of ... ( read original story ...)
Mint Explainer: How Chinese invasion of Taiwan will hit world economy
War clouds seem to be gathering over the Taiwan strait. Since at least October 2021, the island nation of 23 million people has been at the centre of protracted military tension with the People’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s future up to its people, says Taipei
Taiwan’s government rejects China’s sovereignty claims. China has been conducting military drills near Taiwan since early August, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei. This included ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan export orders hold steady, but faltering growth in US, China and Europe dim outlook
Taiwan's export orders in August reached US$54.59 billion, growing 2 per cent compared to the same time last year, new data shows Demand for consumer electronics rose 15.4 per cent year on year, but ... ( read original story ...)
Fubon Financial merger with Jih Sun Financial given green light
The approval came about two years after Fubon Financial launched a tender offer to acquire a 50 percent stake in Jih Sun Financial for NT$13 per share in December 2020, valuing the deal at NT$24.53 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan denounces China’s peaceful ‘reunification’ pledge
Taiwan will never allow China to "meddle" in its future, the government said on Wednesday, after a Chinese government spokesperson said Beijing was willing to make the utmost effort to strive for a ... ( read original story ...)
China Dials Down Taiwan Rhetoric; US, Canada Transit Strait
China toned down its rhetoric on Taiwan, saying it is inevitable that the self-governing island will come under its control but that it would promote efforts to achieve that peacefully. ( read original story ...)
China softens Taiwan rhetoric as U.S. and Canadian warships sail through strait
A Beijing official said the self-ruling island could have a “social system different from the mainland,” under a proposal for peaceful “reunification” with almost no public support. ( read original story ...)
Biden’s bullish rhetoric on Taiwan risks provoking China with no gain in security
The president’s latest pledge to defend the island contradicts the US’s longstanding One China policy ... ( read original story ...)